The Workforce Connection Of Central New Mexico received a $1,999,976 H-1B Job Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. This Project Grant funding will be used to develop career pathways and provide training in IT, advanced manufacturing, and technical services related to broadband, renewable energy, and transportation infrastructure. The project will leverage partnerships to offer participants stackable, industry-aligned credentials and...
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,500,000.00 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to the Northwest New Mexico Council of Government (Nwnmcog), a U.S. local government entity and council of governments. The grant funding will provide technical assistance, planning resources, and infrastructure initiatives to support Nwnmcog's role as a regional planning and development...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,700,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was made to the New Mexico Pipe Trades Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund, doing business as the Southwest Piping Institute, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The funding supports diverse workforce development and community enhancement projects focused on job...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under CFDA 17.285 Registered Apprenticeship, will support the State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department in expanding, diversifying, and modernizing registered apprenticeship opportunities across the state. With $506,824.00 in funding from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, the department will develop new apprenticeship programs, create pre-apprenticeship initiatives, and...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $648,450 Cooperative Agreement grant to the State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department, under the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (CFDA 17.261) program. The grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, will support the development and enhancement of the state's workforce longitudinal administrative databases. The key objectives are to improve data collection, integration, and...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $8,673,975.84 five-year Project Grant to the New Mexico Department of Information Technology (NM DoIT) to implement the state's Digital Equity Plan under the NTIA's State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032). The grant funding will be used to conduct stakeholder engagement, education and outreach, and evaluation and maintenance of the Digital Equity Plan. The intended outcomes are to...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC), a minority-owned, woman-owned, Native American-owned non-profit organization. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will enable NMCC to deliver digital media and marketing training to at least 100 Native-owned businesses, facilitate access to the IndigiExchange...
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions received a $14.792 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The award will fund the state's implementation and oversight of unemployment insurance programs from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024 under the Unemployment Insurance federal grant program (CFDA 17.225). Specifically, the funding will support the provision of unemployment compensation to eligible unemployed workers in...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $800,000 Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (CFDA 17.277) to the State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department on July 22, 2024. This 24-month Project Grant will provide disaster recovery and humanitarian assistance employment, as well as employment and training services, to minimize the employment and economic impact of declared disasters and emergency situations in disaster-declared areas of...
This $29,463,537 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Unemployment Insurance (CFDA 17.225) program provides funding to the State of New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department to administer the state's unemployment insurance program activities. The grant supports the administrative workload, processing of unemployment claims, operation of claimant systems, staffing levels, and overhead costs to maintain or improve the timeliness...